Alameda

Progressives challenge Schaaf for Oakland mayor

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf would be considered very liberal in most parts of the country, but in the Nov. 6…

6 years ago

Fire destroys Castro Valley liquor store

A fire destroyed a liquor store in Castro Valley early Thursday morning, an Alameda County battalion chief said.

6 years ago

Fire extinguished at Alameda preschool

A storage shed on the property of a preschool in Alameda burned in a fire Thursday morning.

6 years ago

Coast Guard seizes 11 tons of cocaine, arrests dozens

The Alameda-based Stratton just returned to the Bay Area after a 104-day patrol that also included enforcement of fisheries regulations…

6 years ago

Ocean Cleanup deploys to Pacific Ocean garbage patch

The world's largest accumulation of discarded junk is being targeted by an innovative effort.

6 years ago

Seventeen arrested after Apple store robberies

Seventeen people have been arrested and charged for a robbery scheme targeting Apple retail stores across the state that resulted…

6 years ago

Service dog injured in freeway shooting dies

A service dog that was shot in a car on Interstate Highway 980 in Oakland on Friday has died, the…

6 years ago

Whole Foods pays $1.6 million to settle hazardous waste case

Whole Foods and two related entities will pay $1.64 million to settle a civil action alleging that it violated California…

6 years ago

State sues drug maker over kickbacks

State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones sued the maker of an arthritis drug in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday for alleged…

6 years ago

CHP investigates Castro Valley highway shooting

Highway Patrol is investigating an early morning shooting and hit-and-run in Castro Valley.

6 years ago

80-foot backyard tumble sends man to hospital

Fire officials said an 82-year-old man was taken to a hospital after he fell about 80 feet down a hill…

6 years ago

Congressional candidate attacked in Castro Valley

A man has been arrested on suspicion of felony assault and other charges for allegedly trying to stab a Republican…

6 years ago

Urban Shield returns to Alameda Co. fairgrounds

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is hosting its last "Urban Shield" first-responder training exercise in its current format this weekend.

6 years ago

Albany man sentenced for concert fraud

An Albany man was sentenced to 24 months in prison Tuesday and ordered to pay full restitution to his victims…

6 years ago

Feds grant millions for safety to BART, zero to Muni

Muni will have to find a new source of funding to sustain the level of police presence on its vehicles.

6 years ago

Man dies in Bay Fair BART station bathroom

A young man died Wednesday night in a bathroom at BART's Bayfair station in San Leandro.

6 years ago

Police find torso in Clara Street home

Police are awaiting an autopsy report on a human torso that was found earlier this month inside a fish tank…

6 years ago

Bomb squad clears Emeryville garage

Emeryville police said the threat from a possible explosive device was eliminated following its discovery Tuesday afternoon in a storage…

6 years ago

Tracy teen dies in Mines Road crash

A man who died in a solo vehicle accident on Mines Road in unincorporated Alameda County on Sunday morning has…

6 years ago

One dead in Castro Valley homicide

A man is dead following a slaying Thursday evening in the unincorporated Alameda County community of Castro Valley, sheriff's officials…

6 years ago

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